June 18. Gm# 56 Forbes Field New York 7 Pittsburgh 6
BUCS CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR IN ONE RUN LOSS TO GIANTS
The Pirates battled, but in the end, fell one run short, losing, 7-6 to the New York Giants. Ralph Kiner’s day off evidently did him good, as he belted homer #24, a two run blast in the third inning. Ed Stevens(2) also went deep for Pittsburgh.
Sid Gordon homered for the Giants. Pittsburgh’s Ray Poat(0-3) suffered the loss.
National League scores: Brooklyn 2 Chicago 0; Cincinnati 6 Boston 2; St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 3
Standing of the Clubs:
Brooklyn/57/36/21/.632
St. Louis/55/34/21/.618
Philadelphia/59/34/25/.576
New York/56/31/24/1/.563
Boston/58/29/28/1/.509
Cincinnati/55/23/32/.418
Pittsburgh/56/22/34/.393
Chicago/56/16/40/.286
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